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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Notes
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In order to understand ourselves and others we must first
know our basic needs.
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Basic needs are things you must have to be physically and
mentally healthy, such as food, shelter, support and love.
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Basic needs are divided into physical needs and
psychological needs
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Physical needs=things you need to survive (food, water, etc)
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Psychological needs= emotions and relationships (love, esteem,
sense of worth, approval, etc.)
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Humanist Psychology:
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Humanist focus upon potentials.
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Humanist do not believe that human being are pushed
and pulled by mechanical forces, either of stimuli and
reinforcements (behaviorism) or of unconscious
instinctual impulses (psychoanalysis).
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They believe that humans strive for an upper level of
capabilities.
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Humans seek the frontiers of creativity, the highest
reaches of consciousness and wisdom.
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Maslow said:
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All human behavior is motivated by a desire to
satisfy needs.
 In
order for a person to keep striving towards
the ultimate in his/her growth there has to be a
feeling of accomplishment
Physiological
(Physical) Needs
Physiological Needs
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Food
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Air
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Water
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Sex
Safety and Security
• Protection
• Stability
• Pain Avoidance
Safety Needs
• Routine/Order
Love and Belonging
• Affection
Love and Belonging • Acceptance
• Inclusion
Esteem
Esteem Needs
• Self-Respect
• Self-Esteem
• Respected by
Others
Self-Actualization
Self-Actualization
• Achieve full
potential
• Fulfillment
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-Actualization
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiological
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The last level=Self Actualization
 Some
words that
would describe Self
Actualizing people
might be:
 Moral
 Creative
 Spontaneous
 Lacks Prejudice
 Accepts Facts
 Examples
of
someone who is selfactualized might:
 Pray
 Problem Solve
 Develop Ideas that
would help
themselves and
others.
 Help others
 Do the best they can
do at what they do.
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More than 1 level…
Some
behaviors may be more than
one level.
Example: Eating
Dinner is both a
Physical Need (food) and a Love and
Belonging Need (social).
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Additional Basic needs info
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There is a need for challenge in our lives, otherwise we get
bored
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Goals alter responses to needs
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Culture affects our perception of needs